GOVT TO DECLASSIFY SOME SECRET COURT OPINIONS
By FREDERIC J. FROMMER This photo provided by The Guardian Newspaper in London shows Edward Snowden, who worked as a contract employee at the National Security Agency, on Sunday, June…
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MEDICAL POT LOOKS TO ‘COLOR INSIDE THE LINES’
By MATT VOLZ FILE – In this April 20, 2013 file photo, members of a crowd numbering tens of thousands smoke marijuana and listen to live music, at the Denver…
EVACUATION ORDERS LIFTED AT YOSEMITE FIRE
In this photo provided by the U.S. Forest Service, members of the Roosevelt Interagency Hotshot crew, from Fort Collins, Colo., gear up for a controlled burn operation as they fight…
NEW SOCIAL NETWORK FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO LAUNCH
By TERRY COLLINS In this screen grab provided by BlueLine shows the BlueLine webpage. Bill Bratton, the former head of the New York and Los Angeles police departments, is in…
UNLIKELY SALINGER DETECTIVE SPENT DECADE ON TRAIL
By HILLEL ITALIE This undated image provided by The Story Factory, shows J.D. Salinger working on “Catcher in the Rye” during World War II. Shane Salerno, a screenwriter, has taken…
NEW SF-OAKLAND BAY BRIDGE ON TRACK TO OPEN
By JASON DEAREN In a handout photo provided by the Bay Area Toll Authority, LED lights illuminate the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge’s self-anchored suspension on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013, in…
SMOKE FROM SIERRA FIRE REACHES YOSEMITE VALLEY
By GOSIA WOZNIACKA YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Dense smoke from a wildfire burning in and around Yosemite National Park on Saturday hampered both suppression efforts and the prized views…
CALIF. DA SCRUTINIZED IN FIRE, AFFAIR WITH ESCORT
By JULIET WILLIAMS This photo of May 1, 2013 shows Sutter County District Attorney Carl Adams at the Sutter County Courthouse in Yuba City, Calif. Adams was one of several…